Assessment in Cameroon Reveals that the Potential of Nature to Reduce Poverty Is Largely Untapped

Cameroon, host to some of the most biodiverse places on Earth, became the third country in UNEP-WCMC’s National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA) Initiative to validate its national ecosystem assessment.

The assessment results reveal that, under all biodiversity and ecosystem services scenarios, models and development options, the potential of Cameroon’s nature to reduce poverty and improve well-being remain largely untapped.